Number of recommendations a 'huge burden' for 'already stretched' UHL staff, report finds

The report was critical of how discharges were managed at the hospital with 166 patients waiting more than 10 days and 50 waiting more than 28 days to be let home

The report also detailed how too many patients were getting into the 'congested site' of the emergency department when they could be safely treated elsewhere. File photo: Brendan Gleeson

A report into the University Hospital Limerick emergency department said staff were being asked to work on 130 separate recommendations and that it was a “huge burden” for already over-stretched workers.

It also said too many diagnostic tests were being ordered, partly because of fears about compensation claims, and dozens of patients were waiting more than 28 days for discharge.